Balgarianovinite.com “Innovations in Education for the Skills of the Future” was the topic of a discussion held at the Toplocentrala Cultural Center in Sofia, organized by the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB Association) with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The discussion was moderated by Yordanka Fandakova, Member of Parliament from the GERB-UDF parliamentary group and Chair of the association’s Management Board.
Participants included Tomislav Donchev, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth; Krasimir Valchev, outgoing Minister of Education and Science; Evelina Slavkova, social analyst at the Trend Research Center; Veselina Ivanova, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Secondary English-Language School in Sofia; and Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Bulgaria.
The discussion aimed to emphasize the role of each element in creating an integrated, innovative educational environment.
Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev highlighted ethical issues related to the achievements of new technologies, citing progress in the field of medicine as an example. “Soon we will be in a situation where human life can be significantly extended,” he said, noting that public health systems may not be able to cover the costs of such technologies, potentially creating a divide between wealthy individuals with access and the rest of society.
Regarding educational innovation, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed the need for greater autonomy and freedom for schools that have good practices to foster creative thinking.
The outgoing Minister of Education and Science, Krasimir Valchev, said the education system must be more open to innovation. He raised the question of how to make the system more innovative, noting that several steps are necessary, but innovations should primarily aim to improve educational outcomes. One step, he said, is to move away from the dominant culture of formalism and standardization reflected in the Regional Education Directorates (RED), which often focus on checking documents rather than systematically promoting a culture of innovation.
In the 2025/2026 school year, 526 schools in Bulgaria will be designated as innovative. The government-approved list includes schools from 191 settlements in 136 municipalities across all 28 regions. Of these, 76 schools were not previously listed as innovative in 2024/2025, while 450 schools are continuing from previous years, the government press office reported in September 2025. Discussion in Sofia Highlights Innovations in Education for the Skills of the Future 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-26 20:12:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
